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| Public Act 102-0453 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||
changing Section 11-1301.2 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/11-1301.2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1301.2)
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Sec. 11-1301.2. Special decals for parking; persons with | ||||
disabilities.
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(a) The Secretary of State shall provide for, by | ||||
administrative rules, the
design, size, color, and placement | ||||
of a person with disabilities motorist decal
or device
and | ||||
shall provide for, by administrative
rules, the content and | ||||
form of an application for a person with disabilities
motorist | ||||
decal or device,
which shall be used by local authorities in | ||||
the issuance thereof to a
person with temporary disabilities, | ||||
provided that the decal or device is
valid for no more than 90 | ||||
days, subject to renewal for like periods based upon
continued | ||||
disability, and further provided that the decal or device | ||||
clearly
sets forth the date that the decal or device expires.
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The application shall
include the requirement of an Illinois | ||||
Identification Card number or a State
of Illinois driver's | ||||
license number or, if the applicant does not have an | ||||
identification card or driver's license number, then the | ||||
applicant may use a valid identification number issued by a | ||
branch of the U.S. military or a federally issued Medicare or | ||
Medicaid identification number.
This decal or device may be | ||
used by the authorized holder to designate and identify a | ||
vehicle not owned or displaying a
registration plate or | ||
digital registration plate as provided in Sections 3-609 and | ||
3-616 of this Act to
designate when the vehicle is being used | ||
to transport said person or persons
with disabilities, and | ||
thus is entitled to enjoy all the privileges that would
be | ||
afforded a person with disabilities licensed vehicle.
Person | ||
with disabilities decals or devices issued and displayed | ||
pursuant to
this Section shall be recognized and honored by | ||
all local authorities
regardless of which local authority | ||
issued such decal or device.
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The decal or device shall be issued only upon a showing by | ||
adequate
documentation that the person for whose benefit the | ||
decal or device is to be
used has a disability as defined in | ||
Section 1-159.1 of this
Code and the disability is temporary.
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(a-5) The Secretary may provide a disabilities motorist | ||
decal or device to an expectant mother during her third | ||
trimester. An application under this subsection is subject to | ||
application requirements under subsection (a). The decal or | ||
device shall be valid for no more than 90 days, and shall | ||
clearly set forth the date that the decal or device expires. | ||
The decal or device shall be issued only upon a showing by | ||
adequate documentation that the expectant mother has entered | ||
her third trimester. | ||
(b) The local governing authorities shall be responsible | ||
for the provision
of such decal or device, its issuance and | ||
designated placement within the
vehicle. The cost of such | ||
decal or device shall be at the discretion of
such local | ||
governing authority.
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(c) The Secretary of State may, pursuant to Section | ||
3-616(c), issue
a person with disabilities parking decal or | ||
device to a person with
disabilities as defined by Section | ||
1-159.1. Any person with disabilities
parking decal or device | ||
issued by the Secretary of State shall be registered to
that | ||
person with disabilities in the form to be prescribed by the | ||
Secretary of
State. The person with disabilities parking decal | ||
or device shall not display
that person's address. One | ||
additional decal or device may be issued to an
applicant upon | ||
his or her written request and with the approval of the
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Secretary of
State.
The written request must include a | ||
justification of the need for the
additional decal or device.
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(c-5) Beginning January 1, 2014, the Secretary shall | ||
provide by administrative rule for the issuance of a separate | ||
and distinct parking decal or device for persons with | ||
disabilities as defined by Section 1-159.1 of this Code and | ||
who meet the qualifications under this subsection. The | ||
authorized holder of a decal or device issued under this | ||
subsection (c-5) shall be exempt from the payment of fees | ||
generated by parking in a metered space, a parking area | ||
subject to paragraph (10) of subsection (a) of Section 11-209 | ||
of this Code, or a publicly owned parking area. | ||
The Secretary shall issue a meter-exempt decal or device | ||
to a person with
disabilities who: (i) has been issued | ||
registration plates or digital registration plates under | ||
subsection (a) of Section 3-609 or Section 3-616 of this Code | ||
or a special decal or device under this Section, (ii) holds a | ||
valid Illinois driver's license, and (iii) is unable to do one | ||
or more of the following: | ||
(1) manage, manipulate, or insert coins, or obtain | ||
tickets or tokens in parking meters or ticket machines in | ||
parking lots, due to the lack of fine motor control of both | ||
hands; | ||
(2) reach above his or her head to a height of 42 | ||
inches from the ground, due to a lack of finger, hand, or | ||
upper extremity strength or mobility; | ||
(3) approach a parking meter due to his or her use of a | ||
wheelchair or other device for mobility; or | ||
(4) walk more than 20 feet due to an orthopedic, | ||
neurological, cardiovascular, or lung condition in which | ||
the degree of debilitation is so severe that it almost | ||
completely impedes the ability to walk. | ||
The application for a meter-exempt parking decal or device | ||
shall contain a statement certified by a licensed physician, | ||
physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse | ||
attesting to the permanent nature of the applicant's condition | ||
and verifying that the applicant meets the physical | ||
qualifications specified in this subsection (c-5). | ||
Notwithstanding the requirements of this subsection (c-5), | ||
the Secretary shall issue a meter-exempt decal or device to a | ||
person who has been issued registration plates or digital | ||
registration plates under Section 3-616 of this Code or a | ||
special decal or device under this Section, if the applicant | ||
is the parent or guardian of a person with disabilities who is | ||
under 18 years of age and incapable of driving. | ||
(d) Replacement decals or devices may be issued for lost, | ||
stolen, or
destroyed decals upon application and payment of a | ||
$10 fee. The replacement
fee may be waived for individuals | ||
that have claimed and received a grant under
the Senior | ||
Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief | ||
Act.
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(e) A person classified as a veteran under subsection (e) | ||
of Section 6-106 of this Code that has been issued a decal or | ||
device under this Section shall not be required to submit | ||
evidence of disability in order to renew that decal or device | ||
if, at the time of initial application, he or she submitted | ||
evidence from his or her physician or the Department of | ||
Veterans' Affairs that the disability is of a permanent | ||
nature. However, the Secretary shall take reasonable steps to | ||
ensure the veteran still resides in this State at the time of | ||
the renewal. These steps may include requiring the veteran to | ||
provide additional documentation or to appear at a Secretary | ||
of State facility. To identify veterans who are eligible for | ||
this exemption, the Secretary shall compare the list of the | ||
persons who have been issued a decal or device to the list of | ||
persons who have been issued a vehicle registration plate or | ||
digital registration plate for veterans with disabilities | ||
under Section 3-609 of this Code, or who are identified as a | ||
veteran on their driver's license under Section 6-110 of this | ||
Code or on their identification card under Section 4 of the | ||
Illinois Identification Card Act. | ||
(Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18; 100-702, eff. 1-1-19; | ||
101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)
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